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V O L M N NIN G S. ., W E N E S D Y , JA N U A R Y 19, 1921 M
JAP SAYS AMERICAN
PROPOSAL S[LfISH
On Naval Holiday Plan-Declares U.
S. and Great Britain Must Agree
Before Japan Can Take Part.
Tokio, Jan. 18.-(By the Associated
Press.) -American proposals that Jap
an, Great Britain and the United
States "take a naval haliday" is elo
quent proof that despite the fabulous
riches of America she wishes to cur
tail national expenditures, and there
. fore the proposals are intended more
to help America than to contribute to
ithe peace of the world, said Merquis
Shigenoby Okuma, former Japanese
premier, in an interview here today.
He asserted America should first con
suit Great Britain relative to the sug
gested suspension nf the naval pro
gram.
"Only when an American-British
agreement has been . reached," he
added, "can Japan be in a position
to consider this proposition. Japan's
naval program is fixed at th2 mini
mum necessary for naclonal defense.
Undue Importance, is Charged
Charges that it appears the Amcri
can Government is giving the incident
arising out of the death of Nav-il
Lieut. Langdon at Vladivostok undue
importance are made by the Kokumin,
Shiibun.
If, as believed, the newspaper con
tinues, "America goes as far as to
bring up Japan's basic policy in Si
beria, including the question of the
avacuation of that country by Jap
anese troops, it is likely fresh cause
for discussion has arisen between the
two governments. Moreover, such a
question would cause a dispute be
tween the Japanese foreign oflice and
military authorities here.
Surprise at what it terms the "tim
idity of the government," is expressed
by the Ilochi Shimum, which adds:
Says Sentry not to Blame
"The government is going every
thing to apologize to America, when,
according to information( reaching
Jap4n, no fault was found in the ac
tions of the sentry who shot Lieut.
Langdon. Apparently the government
has two stories-one for American
/consumption, and the othor for the
Japanese."
The Yamato Shimbun argues the
sentry was merely performing his
duty, and asserts there is no reason
for the death of an officer in a for
eign country being regarded as a se
rious international incident.
Press advices from Vladivostok de
clare Lieut. Langdon walked to the
cruiser Albany, saluted the gangway
guar( and collapsed before making
any statement. Confirmation that the
lieutenant's Russian wife shot and
killed herself the day following the
death of her husband has been re
ceived in dispatches to newspapers
here.
CASE OF CARLOS CORBETT
Orangeburg, Jan, 18.--The case of
tie State against Carlos Corbett was
again called this morning by Solicitor
Hlydrick. It is sought now to place
Corbett on trial for the killing of
Julian Cooper. At the conclusion of
the arguments Judge Shipp announc
ed that he would think over the case
and annonnce his decision on tormor
row.
It will be remembered that Carlos
Corhett was arqditted of killing Bry
an Salley at the last September term
of rosrt. The case stIl lattracts a
great deal -of attention and large
crowds were present in the courtroom
when the case was called.
When t he solicitor called the defend
ant to the (lock he, through his coun
sel, interposed a carefully prepare~d
plea o'f former adljudication or acquit
tal and declared that he had already
been ecquitted of the offense charge,
and as there was but one offense in
all committed and that he ('ould( not
be tried the second time. The Stato
interposed a (demurrer in wvriting tb
this plea to the effect that the plea
(lid not state racts sufficient to sus
tain the plea.
Thereupon argument was com mencedl
by counsel. Ex-Governor Bllease Wil
11am C. Wolfe and Mendel L. Emith
submiitted the opening argument for
the defense, taking the position that
there was but one offense, as the
transaction involved one purpose and
that this had been passedl upon by the
former jury.
He was followed by 'T. M. Raysor,
Col. Adam TI. Moss and Solicitor IHyd
rick, who contended that the plea
could not be susti~inedl because there
was more than one offense and that
the killing of each man constituted(
a separate offense.*
Col. Adam HI. Moss then sub~mittedl a
further argument for the State, con
tending that the plea could not be
sustained because dlifferent shots
killed the men and that ther3 couldl
have been a different intent.
WIFEY COULD SUE HIUSHAND)
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 1 S.-Hlusbands
would be placed in the status of em
ployers with their wives as employes
in their homes and peCrmitted to re
cover dlama ges for injuries received
while performing~ ohusehold duies un
dor the tea'ms of a hil lintrodi ced in
the Kansas House of Re presen tatives
.todlay by Mrs. Minniu J. Granstend,
Representative from Seward County.
The measure was the first to be offered
by one of Kansas' two woemen Repre-1
uenta$von
MR. CANTY'S IDEAS
ON LAND POSTING
E litor of The Manning Times:
I have submitted to Governor Coop
er and certain members of the JLegis
lature, the justieQ and propriety of
amending Section 241, of the Criminal
Code of South Carolina, which per
mits a laridowner or the tenant there
of to post his land and forbid the en
try thereon of any person for the
purpose of hunting and fishing. In
order to show the justness of my pro
posed bill permit me to call the atten
tion of the public to the following
facts. There are a large number of
landowners in South Carolina, who do
not hunt themselves and coul(l not kill
ba partridge un(er any circumstances,
but nevertheless for selftsh reasons
have their many acres of land posted
against the honest sportsman. Fur
thermore, there are a large number of
non-rcsidents who own numerous
acres of land in South Carolina, who
do not hunt themselves, but have
their land posted against the entry
thereon, for the purpose of huntinr
and fishing, the resident citizens of
South Carolina. Besides, there are
numerous real estate agents in South
Carolina, who control land for specu
lative purposes, who have thousands
of acres of land posted against the
entry thereon of the citizens of the
State for the purpose of hunting and
fishing. These facts and conditions,
exist, despite the fact that Section
'Ik of the Criminal Code of South
Carolina, declares that all wild birds,
both resident and migratory, in this
State, shall be, and are hereby de
clared to be, the property of the State.
How inconsistent therefore for the
State of South Carolina to maintain
in one Act that the birds belong to
the people of the State, and at the
sate time, in another act, to declare
that the individual landowner can post
his land against the entry thereon of
any person for the purpose of hunting,
anl fishing. The following is the Act
which I have prepared as a remedy
for present existing conditions, which
I mointaii should be enacted into law,
and I hope every lover of hupting and
fishing will Support my proposed bill.
An Act to amend 1ection 241 of the
Criminal Code of South Carolina, by
striking out the proviso thereof, and
by adding on line four thereof after
the words "not excee(ling thirty day"
h f-llowinez. "Provide(l. That th
provisions of this Act shall not apply
to the nerson or persons making en.
try as aforesaid for hnting and fish
ing in accordance with the laws >f
South Carolina"; Eo that sai(l section,
when amnenl(led, shall read as follows:
Section 141. Every entry upon the
lands of anothcr, after notice from
the ownr or tenant prohibiting the
same, shall be a misdemeanor, and be
pumnished by fine not to exceed one
hundred dollars, or imprisonment with
hard labor on the public works of the
County not exceeding thirty (lays:
Provided, That the provisions of this
Act shall not apply to the person or
persons making entry as nforespid for
hunting and fishing in accordance
with the laws of South Carolina.
I respectfully submit, Mr. Ed itor,
tl.y proposed bill, if enacte(l into law,
will accomplish mueRl for the eradica
tion of selfishness in South Carolina,
"nd will restore the birds and fish to
the true owners thereof, namely, the
tiople of the State, which is solemnly
dleclared to be a fact and the law nn
dier the provisions of Section 715 of
the Criminal Code of South Caroiina.
Yours truly,
J. .1. Cantey.
0 --
LOCAL HAPPENINGS OF
TWENTY YEARS AGO
January 16 th, 1901.
[The price of cottott does not go up
or dIown.
Manning is nowu in telephone coma
mnunication with Sumter.
Mr. James Dickaon hats just coam
1)lcted a ptetty cott age ont upper Main
street. It will be ocupiedl by Mr.
Joseplh Wells.
'The Bank of Mantuing has paid its
annual dividendl of 10 pc r cent to
stockholders andl will increase the
capital stock from $30,300 to $40,000.
On last Wedttesday night. ab~out 12
o'clocl< the school house occupiedl by
Miss JIessie Curtis near Paxville was
burnedl. It is supposed to be of in..
cendliary origin.
Mr. S. R. Cole of Sumnmert on, has
rented the Benbowv House and moved
to Mannitng for the pulrpose of runn
ing a hotel.
Solicitor John S. Wilson was called
to Indliantowna, Williamsburg county,
Tuesday night upon the sadl mission
o, at tending the funeral of his moth
er,. Mrs. DniRant, wvho has been an
mrva lid for quite a while, lie was ac
cotmpanied,. by his dautghter, Miss Pet
tnd snt .Ingram andl will have many
sy vtpath izers when they read this sad
intelligence.
Marrie'd last Wednesday afternoon
at the MIetfhod ist tintsontage by Rev.
P. 13. Well s, Mr. William Spigt'er and
Misas I enine Barwvick.
R. J1. Aldermant offers a rewardl of
$200 for the conviction of the mit'
crecant who wilfully arad maliciously
damaged his buggy and harness at the
Manning Baptist church. )Buford
Gaillard was arrested and convicted
for the above offense.
"NUB" SENDS
SUMMER
For the third and last time we ex
pect to touch briefly on law-enforce
ment what we have already said and
what we expect to say at this writ. ng
in reference to our subject is about
little things. Realizing as we do that|
it would take an able lawyer to go
into big things in the way of violat-I
iwg many laws now on our statue
books as well as taking an able officer
of the law and the best df our citizens
to prosecute some of our folks who no
doubt sometimes trample our laws un
der their feet. Take for instance early
ing pocket guns which evidently is.
done by many who are regarded as!
good citizens and which no doubt is the
means of a many a good man's life
being "plit out." We are very much
of the opinion that if this violation of
our laws could be eliminated some peo-l
ple would not be so "hot headed'' and
when there came about a misunder
standiing between friends andi neigh
blors with guns at home these diflicul
ties we believe would be thrashed out
lots of times in a more reasonable and
satisfactory manenr and without
bloodshed. e
Sometimes we are almost persuad
ed that we have too many laws on our
statute books at present and still at
each session of our legislature it is
new bills on top of new bills which
almost. confuses some people as to
what certain laws really are initended
to take; for instance section 141 of tihe
Criminal Code of South Carolina which
pellrmits a man to post his land agai st
huntming and fishing and yet section
715 of the Criminal Code declares that I
the birds belong to the people of the|
State. With such laws as the above'
who knows just when they are within
Ihe law and when they are violating
the law. We understand that Mr. J. J.
Cantey has written Governor Cooper
aid several members of the Senate
and house to ha. . Section 241 amend
ed and let Section 715 be the law in I
reference to hunting and ishing.
Now in our last week's communica-l
tion we did not advocate a reduction
in salaries of ou) preachers and school
teachers and unless our mind changes
it will be a right long time before we
would agitate such a moveimuent
against a pcople who are doing a great.
Wtork for a reasonable small compen
sation, we are of the opinion that it
is a very nice thing to hold public of
iee at a right high salary have lots of
things given to you and live ,t homneo.
But it is quite another thing to bundle
up your "rags" hit the train and gol
many, many miles among strangers
leaving loved ones and friends at
home and labor six, nine and twelve
months and in lots of e:::ses maybe not
have an oportunity to visit home dur
ing the entire year or at least school
year. Yes if we were "boss" we would
say, if ony thing, give such people a
little more and nine times out of ten
youi will get a little more.
Rev. 11. C. DeLaine a highly re
spected colored minister of Summmer
ton and Manning has entered suit for
$45,000 damage against Bishop Chap
pell of Columbia, whom Rev. DeLaine
claims slandered and libelled him at:
the recent meeting of the colored
Methodist Conference at Latta, S. C. I
Rev. DeLaine will be ably represented
ADLTIONAL LOCAL NEW
Miss Janie Wilson spent the week
end with friends in Cowards, S. C.
Messrs. J. W. Wideman, 11. C. Cur
tis and W. 1). Al'en, spent the week
end~ at their hon~cs.
Misses M:.ttie and Valley Appelt
and~ M ies Tora Bagnal ar~e spendling
today in Columbia.
The candidlates announcedl so far
for the vacant sa~t in the legislature
are: JT. II. DuBose, M. HT. Meilett, WV.
II. Woods and Miss Corinne Blartield.
Mrts. Charles Verner, wvho has been
visitirng her mother, Mrs. Lina H1ug
gins, is now the guest of her sister-in
law, Mrs. JTames Verner-, in Columbia.
Fire almost empletely destryed I
the home of Mi'. C. N. Sprott last
Wedne::day afternoon. Tfhe fire (Ie
partmnent was handlicapped on account(
of the water presure being lowv, and I
too, there was a high wvind which I
caused the fire to burn faster. The tI
loss is quite heavy as we learn Mr.
Sprott had only $4,000 insurance.<
However, the most of the furniture I
was saved.
Ruth Chapter No. 40 Royal Arch
Masons Elected for the next year Leon
Weinberg, High Priest; L. H. Hlarvin,
Kin; C. N. Sprott, Scribe; W. C.
D~avis, Principal Sojouner; S. WV. Bar..
ron, Captain of Host; W. S. IHarvin,
Royal A rch Ca pinn; Tuesday n igh ti
thmey eon ferred the Marik Masters;i
Past Master,.and Most Excellent Mas..
ter on Gleo. C. Bishop, Lane, S. C.; WV.
Calhoun Brmuner, Lane, S. C.; WV. Eu
gene Johnson, Lane, S. C.; Stewart 1.
Hlarvin, Manning, S. C.
Mi. Charles Sprott has (disposed of
The Pastime TI'eatre to Mr. G. K.'
Hlanks of Andrews. The theatre will
ho closedl until Friday night while
sonme necessary repairs are bueing
made. Mr. Hanks who also condlucts a
theatre at Anidirews, Is an experienced, i
theatre man, andl it is his'intention to
ptnigon the same circuit with
sAndrews theatre thne-eby secu-in
IN NEWSY
ION LETTER
in this suit by J. J. Cantey of this
place.
The Rev. Mr. Crum of Columbia
spoke to the Men's Bible Class and t<
tle Methodist congregation Sunday
using as a subject "Christian Educa.
tion." Rev. Crum appears to be rath
Dr young yet a fluent speaker.
Mrs. L. A. Brunson spent SaturdaN
aid Sunday in Sumter with relatives
.1. T. Touchberry spent at day or tw(
with his brother, Ilamp at Greelyvilli
last week.
Mr. and MIrs. W. C. Williams wert
enlled to Charleston last week on ac.
Louit of the illness of their daughter
Marie; we are glad to report M is!
Wiliams much improved. Mr. Will.
iims returned home first of this week
Mr. Williams reports Rev. 1'. E. Mor.
is getting along nicely but still it
tIle hospital.
Rev. E'zell of Fountain Inn is spend.
ing sometime with his daughter, Mrs
T. 1. Walker.
E'forts are being made to get
house at this place for the mail car.
rier on the Star Route from here t(
Mianning to live in anl i'un a "jitney
B3us" morning and afternoon m-ikin,
:'oienctions at Manning with both thi
morning and evening trains. If such 1
schedu can be put in operation wt
believe it would be quite an accommo.
lation to the Itravelling public as 'el
ts a good business for Mr. Cochran.
Mr and Mrs. W. B. Davis spent
last week with the latter's relative:
it MeClellanville.
Miss Gusy Grumble of Manniei
ixl nt a day or two with Misses Netti
1nd Gussy Chewning.
Messis. J. R. Eadon and T. R. Ower
tw%,o of Paxville's business nmen was ir
Simminerton Sunday afternooni.
Mir. C. 'J. Davis and several of hi
l'ienids are on Caper's Island rea
Chairleston this week after the deer
turkeys and ducks.
Niss Sprott of Manning spent Sun
lay with her aunt, NIrs. F. R. Dingle
The announcement of MIiss Corinn<
Blarfield as a candidate for the Legis.
lature was enthusiastically received b%
iomie of the strong advocates of Wo.
mlan's suffr'age.
Ilon. W. D. Allen spent Saturday
and Sunday at home. Mr. Allen say.
the State is not hone-dry yet. Wei
maybe its not but, if we had a ma ljor.
ity of men in the legislature like Mir
Allen it soon would be as dr'y as a
powder house so far as intoxicatingis
e_ver'age is concerned.
Rev. Mr'. Dlavis (Of Columbia preach.
!d at the presbyterian ehurchi her'
iuiiday morning and at the Baptist
,hurch Sunday evening. Rev. Davis
naude . a very favorable impression Oil
us congregations.
W. .1. Wilkie. Bismarck Godwin and
Uliss Anna Wilkie spent Sunday withi
'iiends att Jordan.
Up to (late about 6,800 bales of cot
on has been giined here and C. A.
Iarvin's ginnery is still running every
lay and getting all they can do.
lion. George Conell of Philadelphia
s spending some time with Mr. al
\lrs. Wallace Mathis. Mr. Conell is a
uemibei' of' the city counlcil and Mayoi
rotem.
"NUB"
he very besi pictures. In the very
lear future some of the greatest
tars in filmdon will be shown here in
heir best plays. We speak for Mr.
tanks the courtesy and] patronage of
he people of Manning and vicinity.
Died in Columbia Monday, M. C.
;alluchat, Esq. Thie de'eased was a
(orme1r Manning citizeni, aiid fora
rment miany year's practiced lawv her'.
)n account of ill heaIlh lie wvent t.:
\shievil:e. N. C., several years ago.
md1( when hiis hecalIth imiiproved he'
niovedl to Columbia and engaged in
he real estate business. ie is sur-.
ived( by a wvidow~ and two simaI li ild
en who live ini Columbia. Mrs.
less5ie Pauilinig of' St. Miatthiews is
dso a daughter, and Mr's. J1. WV. Minis
>f Paxville is the only sistei'. The
leceased was about sixt y-fiv(' vear's
All cannd idates'i for the IHouse of Rep
'esentat ives, in the election to be held
iext T'uesdlay, arue urged to sendl ini
heir- names at . tonce to 8. 0Oliver
)'iryan, County Ch~ aia, in ox'dei
hat the tickets may be printed(. The
ickets will be pi'intedl Friday. It is
heriefore imiipor'tant that all ca nd idates
endl in, theiir na mes by Fruidlay noon,
>r' it will be too late for' -the names to
~ppear' on the ticket!.. Thre following
'aunid~ates have senit in their i nimes:
ltiss Cor'inne Bar'field, J1. ii. Dul~ose
scarbloroughi andl J. Ing~ ramn Wilson.
JORDlAN NEWS
Mi's. J1. W. Rlidgi'l (if JTordan is visit.
ng her Ia~gh tei', hidrs. Charles TerriellI
a Noit h C'arolina.
Boi'n t o Mr'. aind M r's. A bie Ridge..
vaiy oin .Januar'y 7, a nine pound boy.
NIrs. I fainnah of' Cadths is visitina
elative's of Jiordnc~.
Nira. and Mrs. J. D). Pendleton oif
uimmer'toni spent Sunday with Mr.,
ndl Mr's. C. F. Rawl inso'.
The Missie Lena and Liuc'ile Raw
inson andi( El i'zabeth Sprot t who ares
~omg toa school in Manning spent the
veek-e'nd with their' parents.
Mr. andi~ Mrs. F. E. Hodges and
amily have returnled homne fr'om
)i'angebui'g whero they were sum
noned on account of the death of Mr's.
lodle'n brother.
SILENT ON CASE
OF O'CALLAGHAN
Washington, Jan. 18.-The inter
departmental controversy over Donal
J. O'Callaghan, lord mayor of Cork,
who rece"tly arrived in the Un'ted
States without a passport, was still C
unadjusted today after a Cabinet
meeting.
President Wilson, it is understoo(1,
continued today to maintain the posi
tion that the question of O'Callagiansl
status was one for the two departmentl ti
heads of Labor and State to deter- 1(d
mmie.
With the State Department's order "
for the lorld mayor's deportation ig.
rored by thle Labor Department inl ad.
judging O'Callaghan a "seaman" and
in granting him permission to land in
the Unitedl States and reship aboard,
a vessel bound abroad, the oslicitor or
the State Departient today reafirmetdl"
that his departiment had the right tol
assuim- jurisdiction in the case and
orler the lord mayor's deportation.
A conference of State Department I
olicimls, however, failed to disclose t
what steps might be decided on with 0
a view to enforcing the decree. It was
stated by one of the oflicials that nto
unImediate action of an extreme char
neer was cont empalted, although, it
was asserted, it was within the State
J)epartment's power to require th1
I)epartment of .1ustice to deport O'Cal
laghan fotr violation a nationalI stat
ute in elite ring the United States with
out a passport.
e _ h
soU'i To 1E REiiEsENTEI) tI
ti
Aliami, Fla., .lan. 18.-One and nos
sibly two members of President War- r<
ren G. Harding's cabIinet will be from (I
the Soulthern States. said Frl-ederic \V. o
Uphanm treasurer of the National Re- p
pubbean Committee, here tonight. It I
may be necessary to rob the Senate to 1h
i make the appllointment of one, he fI
aided. Alr. Ibarding wil leave M'arion t.1
toml)orrov for Miami, Mr. Uphiam) de- m1
cla red, and wil board Senator JoeIh b:
S. Prelinghuysen's yacht M iramar at
Jacksonvilel and make his headquar
ters on the boat.
'I'lh Republican party contemplates Cj
the repeal of the excess piolits tax law tt
and possibly the passage of a sales tax t
law to take its place he asserted. This "
will spread tile burdlen of taxation t<
over a greater number of persons, 1w t<
sa id. ti
JAPS TO CIROSS CONTINENT (o1
Norfolk, Vai., .1 :n. I8.--With the hel) t
of the :1aIanese aibassador, Norfolk
will hrmg tore than a dozen Japan
ese 5000en acros -Oihe conti nent to
testify againlst six alleged memitbers of
a band of harbor pirates whose ac
tivities mn boarding. foreign ships it)f
seizing liquor while posing as oen
ment agents have caus~ed oflicial coml-W
nhIants to he made to Washington.
T'he city council today appropriate:l
$5,000 to pay the transportation ex
penses, hoping to fix tile responsibility
fot tle death of a Japanese seaman
Christmas morning onl the rien uler
arrest. h
CII L[ACE HOLDS
GOOD MEETING! p
The Civi ." met. Monda aII
rn.oot, tinaiy 17th, 1921, with a
splendi i tlten'anice. Tile minites of
the last meeting were read a 141 ap
proved and the report of tht" com
mittees given). The chaity vcmmit
tee is still pirsting its work and is
iepor4ting great resits.
The Ieai: uthorized tll ,'trsi- o
&ent to s1e)f1d a goodly silm (f mone
to purch!ase evertgreenis for the tIh-polt
cour tt house square i, arnI school !
groundi~s.
Th'ie quei(st ion of thle C'outy ederal1't
tion of Woman's Club 145was thloroughI
ly discussed anda the I entgue decided~
to have a meeting w'.ith) the 'outnty
cIlbs int Februat~ry (tIhe date4 of wichel
will be aitnononcd in this paper) to
esttllish this 4riz~I 'attion). Of course5(
thi consol 01id t)oea ant afliliattiont
with te State lFederation of Wo..
mn's Club's and the lbenelits to be i
derived thlerefrom will be itnval uable.
The great ly agitated questotn of
ga rbage came t bl'efore thea I eagute. It
ts encoura')ging) ind~teed to know~ tht.
thle officers oif the town are14oopeat4 -
tng with the ladies to el itminWIt th tIts'
toenac4(e. Theo t own has secured a pubh
lice dupinltg ground at the fat' (it
oIf Soulth Chutrch F'treet and( it is -
setl4 that the publ)1ic use it. A reso-4)
I ution) wa')s passed tha)4t the I ea'gue o
present I a mu0le to thte towtn if th Itau L
thoritics wvouhlt ctare for thle mul I, and
use it cxcluitv~ely for the retmovingI oft
ga rbage.
At tihe requeost o4f th1' . eague, a tmo
tion was4 pa)ssed that the P'resident ap3
proach the town) oflicial s to as.ctr.i V
if the) child ton wvouiI be al low' t to
.4nt oni the school grouinds at h-atst n)
otto a fternoon ou t of the week.
The Le:gte decideel to stat th)''
cha)ini of te('0 itnnntediatt ely, tnd 'nd4 I
Stem by thle firrtI of MIarchi. Each
mnembter (If t ht League will b)e aisked 14
to4 entertatin), and1( the mintimumt feer
pier Ipersoni will b1 lft "'t cenlt.
TIhe following mtembltrs werle 1n_)
an4toimuily (lectedt m~~tember of the'''
Spro(t t, Milr~. C. R. Sprott, Jr., Mrts
I utO. It
As at memm14 ini~ to our boys lost itn "
Iranice the Leatgaet passedC a resoln. T
tion to p1lant two trees on) one of the-T
puiblic squiares. A s there was no fur- P
ther busioess, the meet01ing adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Irma Weinberg, .
Secretary andI Treasnre- .
CAR CROWERS ASK
FOR HIGHER TARIFF
laiin Crop is i- I )anger-Pro(lucerm
Incld Reiners St r Up Old 'Fime
Strife Before House Committee
Washington, Jan. 18.-Criticism of
te government's methods of sugar
istribution during the var, together
vth a practically unamnious appeal
( 'alt sugar growers for a protective
tity, marked consideration by the
Ouse ways and means conimittee to
ly of revision of the Underwood
kriff act as it applies to sugars, mto
.ies and Syrup.
Practically the entire day was given
cer to testimony of coniitions in the
in( belts of the Sonth but represen
itives of several refiners among them
>rmler Rlepresentative .dohn1 J. Fitz
:'rald., of New York, were incliuded in
t Witnesses and they ntirred up the
<i-t-ime strife between producers and
Government Criticized
\lr. Fitzgerald declared that the gov
'nment's policy during the sugar
iortlage last year had been such as
>penalize the whole nation in order
> favor Lou isian a producers.
"If the government hiol bought the
ouismn1:a crop, he said, "it could
Ive given it away, .'Vived those peo
'e whom it used as an excuse for
I price fixedl and saved the rest of
' country millions of dollars."
It. E. Milling, of New Orleans, rep
senting the growers, reported that
le refiners had sought, to get a grip
I the sugar industry "and make the
ople pay for it."
Earlier in the day the committee
il heard the request of a delegation
ot P'orto H ico for a tariff on sugar
at would enable thent to continue
industry which they described as
Isic in the life of the island.
R(ate Left to Committee
Few of the witnesses representing
ther the producers or the manufac
ners of raw cane sugar attempted
suggest a specific rate of duty. All
re content with asking the commit
e merely to give them "ample pro
(tion." The argtiment. mlvanced was
mt cane sugar was an important ad
tion to the nati on -I sligari suipply
id therefor iS pr1moduction shoulld be
Itiu rirel. Statements were made to
ie effect that the industry would die
iless me protection were griited.
The coimm ot ittee also hearl Fre(d-rick
Mites. cihef of the sugar division
the Federal Bureau of Standards,
ho urted aI redraftin'- of the sug-ir
heduIle so that "archaic andl old
shionti'l imethods" of assesisig the
ity woiltl be eliminated. Mr. liates,
Ito was c-Illed by the conmilittee, de
ared that the ittethod now nieed -ivts
lopterl aitong the earlier tariff sched
es of the nation's history, an:I never
I been changed.
The witness also suggestl a pro.
bitory tair-i lt ()n rar11 sinars which
'V Used almost. entirl-vv inl medicimdl
ork. Ile tertmed as "infants" the in
istries imanufacf1-in!- fliv-, nrod-" .
al warned tle uommittee that unle'ms
er weri' prot cetid a Iviv i (of t ho
.1rmanl produmC- wnl stifle lhese
ants.
CA USFSl BIG 1.003
lemtsin Collette. .J:n. 18. Fire 1,t
orning imti li troy l the ki'e.
1and)( commi ssnrv :;t (lm e 911 rayl("I
Ire. The loss is estimited at $25,000,
Ilv .over ' i nt. ''r: - C., c -ried
h111 t Sinkin'- F1ni Cimmtission
the State. The kitchn anl ciot
11rw are attnehedt tot h-irriacks No.
telare-est of a '"-onn of three
it i re groulp was t hretnd bui~tlhtt the
ilootditl hre i'b ela of th ci'(orns of
(1' 5tts co n 'd fth" n '''' r t ion fto its
'iitnal liimtits. Th-re were'i no0 acci.
W\lth ltttmnh of the kiteni equip
es~rnie ontit of sunf-IitliiS
r'd in recii''nithon of the i''oit,.G
.rv ani cst-ns will btt token'i at ionce
vitilaie sue)' i'qui,'on 'ai: if nit
the tite haos net yet beenH h'ter.
WVA N' T TlG \P IleOh'HtTrION
iiitti t', o t u I Antil nonronritt.
I ioritV rii forile asors oin' non
t'. I . ni a\'iti a ftil Il Cr t ef l''n-de
ttt " o oil:.dhs risa t
MThi ("len Moti o,' Cmanvhae
oCed Afroo t storroon r g Th